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Sheffield United Fancied to Get the Better of Sunderland in EFL Cup
Sheffield United host Sunderland in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night, with the Premier League team looking to remain in this competition at the expense of their League One opponents. This is far from the most important competition in the calendar for United, but with a fair sized squad and players waiting for opportunities who were promoted with them last season from the Championship, they have plenty of options when it comes to who they play here.
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Charlton Face Sunderland For Place In The Championship
The Football League season is coming to a very gradual end, and what a season it has been. Teams across the Championship, League One and League Two have been battling it out for either promotion or relegation, as is always the case on a year to year basis. The unpredictability of such a race can often lead to some of the best football we see anywhere in Europe all season, and when we say the best,
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Home Advantage Give Pompey the Edge
A place at Wembley and a chance to get back up into the Championship awaits Portsmouth and Sunderland. The Black Cats would be getting back up to the second tier at the first attempt after relegation last season while for Portsmouth it would be a return to somewhere near where they belong, after dropping down the divisions as far as League Two.
That was a team on a big downward spiral and with money problems that were forcing them to lose many of their top players.
Sheffield Wednesday Can Show Championship Class Against Sunderland
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland are far bigger than their current leagues and league positions give them credit for. However, off the field things are not going too great for either of them, and those distractions have had an effect on the field. Both would love to be doing better than they are right now, and know that their fan bases are not happy with recent times.
